Part Four:
Social Science:

Scholarship Program: C.R. Parekh Fellowship in Social Sciences, UK 2012
Employer: Nirman Foundation
Level of Study: Research
Subjects: Social Sciences
Country: UK
Scholarship Description: The C.R. Parekh Fellow will be based at the Asia Research Centre, LSE, for a period of three months in the academic year 2012-13. The Fellow will receive a monthly subsistence allowance of up to £1,500 a month, the exact amount depending on qualifications, and will be provided with shared work space and access to research facilities at the School. The Fellow will be expected to engage in social science research broadly on the themes of Economy and Society in India.
Scholarship Website: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/asiaResearchCe.../crParekh.aspx
Scholarship Program: PhD Scholarships in Social Sciences, University of Trento, Italy
Employer: University of Trento
Level of Study: PhD
Subjects: Social Sciences
Country: Italy
Scholarship Description: The School in Social Sciences announces a public selection based on qualifications and an interview (and a multiple choice test for the programme in Sociology and Social Research), in order to rank candidates for admission to the first year of the following doctoral programmes for the academic year 2011/2012.
Scholarship Website: http://www.unitn.it/en/drss/news/166...-20112012-open
Scholarship Program: Scholarships for PhD in Social Sciences and Humanities at the Nordic Africa Institute Centers, 2013
Employer: Nordic Africa Institute
Level of Study: Doctoral
Subjects: Social Sciences and Humanities
Country: Nordic countries
Scholarship Description: The Nordic Africa Institute, which encourages research and studies on Africa in the Nordic countries, invites applications for a couple of scholarships for a one or two months stay at the Institute to study at the Institute’s library. The scholarships cover travel expenses to and from Uppsala and include a shared office and free accommodation at Gästhem Samariten, centrally located in Uppsala.
Scholarship Website: http://www.nai.uu.se/scholarships/phd_candidates/
Scholarship Program: UNESCO-Juan Bosch Prize for Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2012
Employer: UNESCO
Level of Study: Research
Subjects: Social Science
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean
Scholarship Description: The UNESCO-Juan Bosch Prize was instituted by the Executive Board of UNESCO, at the initiative of the Government of the Dominican Republic, in connection with the commemoration in 2009 of the centenary of Professor Bosch’s birth. In creating the Prize, the Member States on the Executive Board recognized the remarkable contribution of Professor Juan Bosch to the study of social and political processes both in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean region. The award winners will receive a diploma and a monetary award of USD 10,000. The name of the prizewinner will be announced in August 2012.
Scholarship Website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-...n-bosch-prize/
Scholarship Program: Kluge Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences at Library of Congress, 2012 USA
Employer: Library of Congress
Level of Study: Research
Subjects: Humanities and social sciences
Country: USA
Scholarship Description: The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library’s large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world’s largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints and photographs are also available.
Scholarship Website: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/kluge.html


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